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APOCALYPTICA, ROSE TATTOO, IN EXTREMO, OBITUARY Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL

According to a posting on the Italian rock/metal webzine Groovebox.it, APOCALYPTICA, ROSE TATTOO, IN EXTREMO, KINGCROW and OBITUARY have been confirmed for the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, Jun...

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Bassist STEVE DIGIORGIO Issues 2007 Recap

Bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, TESTAMENT, SEBASTIAN BACH, DRAGONLORD, DEATH) has issued the following update: "Last year was a cool miscellaneous mixture of studio sessions. "First part of the year was recording the bass for Roger Staffelbach's ANGEL OF EDEN. Roger is the guitarist of ARTENSION, an...

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HATRED To Release New Album In May

HATRED, the band featuring Tim Clayborne (PAINMUSEUM) and Joe Joblonski (INHUMAN VOID),is scheduled to release its new CD, "Burning Paradise", on May 29. The follow-up to 2000's "The Offering" (Demolition Records; Hell House Entertainment/I.V. Productions) is being recorded with Ron Vento at Night...

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HERMANO Announces One-Off Concert In Kentucky

American heavy blues rockers HERMANO, who feature in their ranks musical heavyweights John Garcia (KYUSS, UNIDA),David Angstrom (BLACK CAT BONE, SUPAFUZZ),Steve "Dandy" Brown (DOCK ELLIS, ORQUESTA DEL DESIERTO),Chris Leathers (SUPAFUZZ),and Mike Callahan (DISENGAGE, EARSHOT),will play a one-off...

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FORBIDDEN Guitarist To Guest On Tonight's 'Metal Zone'

Guitarist Craig Locicero of the reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN will be a guest on 107.7 The Bone's "Metal Zone" with Nikki Blakk tonight (Friday, February 15) at at 10:00 p.m. PST. To listen to the show live via the Internet, go to this location. Upcoming FORBIDDEN U.S. shows: F...

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Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH On TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS And FORBIDDEN Reunion

UK's Terrorizer magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary Bay Area thrash drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, ex-SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN, SYSTEMATIC). On rejoining TESTAMENT: "I got a phone call from Chuck [Billy, TESTAMENT frontman]'s wife Tiffany — I'm really good friends with Chuck a...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, DRAGONLORD: Mexico City Concert Pushed Back

The Mexico City concert featuring DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) and DRAGONLORD at the Hard Rock Live has been pushed back to March 9 from the previously announced March 6. The concert will also serve as a listening party for TESTAMENT's forthcoming album, "The Formation of Damnation", which is scheduled...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman Discusses 'Good To Be Bad'

Matthias Mineur recently interviewed WHITESNAKE vocalist David Coverdale about the band's forthcoming album, "Good To Be Bad". The question-and-answer session follows: Q: Ten years between "Restless Heart" and "Good To Be Bad": What has changed in WHITESNAKE and what is still the same? Coverdale: I...

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Serbia's LEGACY FESTIVAL To Be Professionally Filmed

The organizers of the Legacy Festival, which is set to take place May 30-31, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, have announced that the entire event will be filmed by MTS (Serbian Music Television) using eight professional cameras. The festival will be broadcast live as well. Legacy Festival billing is shapi...

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DAN SWANÖ Working On New Solo Project

World-renowned Swedish multi-instrumentalist and producer Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, ex-BLOODBATH) is currently working on an album which he describes as "a cross between ALTER BRIDGE and MOONTOWER-style [Dan's 1999 project] stuff." He says, "I am writing it right now, and it will not b...

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MACHINE HEAD Drummer To Rejoin Bandmates Tomorrow

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have issued the following statement: "The MACHINE HEAD family wishes to extend our deepest condolences and sympathy to the McClain family for the tragic loss of Dave's mother, Mary Douglas. Dave was on the first flight to San Antonio, Texas yesterday so...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: Tour Dates Announced

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has scheduled the following dates: March 08 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Dr. Watson's Pub March 09 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Club Cafe March 10 - Charleston, West Virginia - Empty Glass March 11 - At...

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AVANTASIA, SEBASTIAN BACH, VIVIAN Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

AVANTASIA, SEBASTIAN BACH and VIVIAN have been confirmed for this year's edition of Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. AVANTASIA mainman Tobias Sammet (also of EDGUY) will be backed during the group's performance by a phenomenal band, including members of KAMELOT...

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36 CRAZYFISTS To Release 'The Tide And Its Takers' In May

Alaska-based heavy-hitters 36 CRAZYFISTS will release their new album, "The Tide and Its Takers", on May 27 via the group's new label, Ferret Music. The band recorded the effort with guitarist and backing vocalist Steve Holt sitting in the producer's chair. Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT, AS I...

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New 'Talking Metal On Fuse' Trailer Available

A new trailer for "Talking Metal on Fuse" — the show which brings the number-one heavy metal/hard rock podcast on iTunes to television — can be viewed below. Hosted by Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy — the ultimate metal geeks and hard rock aficionados — the program provides a unique perspective and...